Hydro-fracking 101

Overview of high-volume, slick-water, horizontal, hydro-fracking.

• Drilling 101 (Shaleshock)

• Lindsey Grant fracking-lg  Is Fracking and Answer? to What?  by Lindsey Grant

  Hydraulic fracturing (“fracking” in the popular literature; “fracing” in some technical
  journals) is a technique for expanding gas and oil production. It is dramatically raising
  expectations for future gas and oil production, and technological optimists are hailing it as
  the answer to fears of a decline in world fossil energy production. In fact, it is still largely an
  unknown, and we cannot say with any confidence how it will affect the future of fossil energy.
  If indeed it does contribute substantially to world energy supplies – particularly gas – there
  will be profound ramifications, and they are not all benign. If it is simply used to support more
  growth, the new supply will support an unsupportable life style for a little longer and then lead
  to a deeper collapse. If we recognize the limits to growth, perhaps we can use it to ameliorate
  the transition. I shall describe the process briefly, identify some of its strengths and dangers,
  and offer a tentative evaluation of its potential impacts on world issues from climate change to
  food and the future of human populations.

• Resources on Drilling NYRAD

• The Promise and Problems of Shale Gas – 07.24.2011 | Energy Now.

• GDACC Powerpoint on Gas Drilling with Emphasis on Impact on Food Production

• New York Times Series “Drilling Down”   Feb/Mar 2011

• PA Co-op Ext. Educational Seminars/Webinars

• THE ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN RELATION TO  NATURAL GAS EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION IN THE MARCELLUS SHALE IN THE

• SOUTHERN TIER EAST REGION OF NEW YORK STATE http://www.catskillcitizens.org/Draft_-_Observations_on_Gas_Production_on_marcellus_shale.pdf

• http://www.propublica.org/feature/natural-gas-drilling-what-we-dont-know-1231/

• Gas Drilling 101 Chris Burger Cortland Jan.31, 2010-pt.1

• Drill_Right_Texas_FINAL

• Solid Shale Blog:    http://solidshale.wordpress.com/

• Shale Gas Primer U.S. Dept. of Energy 2009

• Big frack attack: Is hydraulic fracturing safe?  Mother Earth News “http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/translating-uncle-sam/stories/big-frack-attack-is-hydraulic-fracturing-safe#comments-53243 See comments at the end for clarification on some points.

• “Hyrofracking: The Pressure To Drill: “…NY1 VIDEO: In this half-hour special, NY1 examines the issues behind the controversial natural gas drilling process known as hydrofracking…” ” (Video, NY1) (NY)- http://www.ny1.com/content/130685/hyrofracking–the-pressure-to-drill

• Trashing-the-planet-for-natural-gas-shale-gas-development-threatens Freshwater Sources, Likely Escalates Climate Destabilization

• NOW on PBS Gasland episode link;     http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/613/